I took to New York life like a star shooting through the heavens.

Women have always been a good influence on me.

I'm a zero.

I just loved to see wonderfully dressed women, and I still do. That's all there is to it.

Legacy? I'm a worker in the factory; all we care about is today! A legacy... what a bunch of baloney.

I'm really not good with money, and I don't pay attention.

Most of my pictures are never published. I just document things I think are important. For instance, I've documented the gay pride parade from its first days.

I'm not interested in celebrity.

I came to New York in 1948 at 19, after one term at Harvard. Well, Harvard wasn't for me at all.

When I'm photographing, I look for the personal style with which something is worn - sometimes even how an umbrella is carried or how a coat is held closed.